077  
FNCA52 TJSJ 160730  
FWFSJU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
NO FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY.  
 
PRZ014-162000-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+3) 70 (-2) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 53 (-13) 89 (+2) 51  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 12 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 E 9 E 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4610 4610  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59930 59930  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ015-162000-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+4) 66 (-3) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-7) 98 (+6) 66  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 10 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 E 10 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5380 5080  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64560 60960  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ016-162000-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 80  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+2) 69 (-2) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-4) 99 (+5) 63  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 12 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 10 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4810 3540  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 E 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52910 42480  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ017-162000-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 50 80  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+3) 67 (-1) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 63 (-5) 98 (+4) 65  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 10 E 10 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 E 8 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5680 4800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 10 E 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51120 48000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ018-162000-  
WEST COAST-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 88 (+2) 70 (0) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 60 (-6) 94 (+2) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 11 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 11 E 12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4600 4520  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 12 E 9  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 46000 36160  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ019-162000-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 80  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 68 (-2) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 67 (-2) 99 (+4) 67  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 12 E 12 E 12  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 12 E 12 E 11  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5260 4140  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 14 E 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63120 49680  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ022-162000-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 80 (+3) 66 (-2) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 72 (-4) 100 (+1) 73  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 10 E 9 E 10  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 E 9 E 10  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3640 2670  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 14  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47320 32040  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ023-162000-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 40 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+6) 64 (-3) 83  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-9) 98 (+5) 67  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 8 E 6 E 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 9 E 5 E 9  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6190 5550  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 10 E 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 55710 49950  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 2 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ024-162000-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 67 (-1) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 74 (0) 99 (+1) 73  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 10 E 8 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 10 E 8 E 10  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4220 3740  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 14 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50640 48620  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ025-162000-  
VIEQUES-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (0) 71 (-3) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+2) 95 (+4) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 16 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 16 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2870 3060  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43050 52020  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ026-162000-  
CULEBRA-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 70 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 87 (+1) 73 (-3) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (+1) 94 (+4) 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 17 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 16 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)2870 2980  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45920 47680  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
PRZ027-162000-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 89 (+3) 70 (-2) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 51 (-11) 92 (+3) 50  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 E 14 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SE 19 E 14 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4840 4910  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77440 63830  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ001-162000-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 73 (-3) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-3) 93 (+5) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 17 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 17 E 16  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3100 3330  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 20 E 21  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52700 59940  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
VIZ002-162000-  
ST CROIX-  
330 AM AST THU APR 16 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT FRI  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 72 (-3) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (0) 95 (+6) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 14 E 16  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 14 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4020 3690  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 18 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 64320 59040  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 

 
 
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